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Summary of the Ministerial Thematic Forums

for the High-level Dialogue on Energy

21-25 June 2021

KEY RECOMMENDATIONS AND MILESTONES TOWARDS

CLEAN, AFFORDABLE ENERGY FOR ALL BY 2030

AND NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050

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Table of Contents

I. Executive Summary: Priority Actions ..................................................................................3

II. Introduction ...........................................................................................................................7

III. Progress towards achieving SDG 7 by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050 .....................8

IV. Challenges and opportunities to address the remaining gaps ...............................................9

V. Key elements of a global roadmap towards 2030 and 2050 ...............................................17

VI. Delivering on the roadmap: Energy Compacts ...................................................................18

VII. Way forward .......................................................................................................................23

Annex 1. The Global Champions and the Co-Leads of the Technical Working Groups ..........25

Annex 2. The UN-Energy Pledge ...............................................................................................26

Annex 3 Ministerial Thematic Forums Programme ...................................................................27

This summary was compiled by the secretariat of the High-level Dialogue on Energy under the

overall guidance of Mr LIU Zhenmin, the Dialogue Secretary-General, and Mr. Achim Steiner and

Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, the Dialogue Co-Chairs.

For further information, please contact:

Secretariat of the High-level Dialogue on Energy

Division for Sustainable Development Goals

Department of Economic and Social Affairs

United Nations

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I. Executive Summary: Priority Actions

1. The Ministerial Thematic Forums for the High-level Dialogue on Energy were held

virtually, from 21 to 25 June 2021, convened by LIU Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-

General for Economic and Social Affairs as the Dialogue Secretary-General, together

with Dialogue Co-Chairs Achim Steiner, Administrator of UNDP, and Damilola

Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable

Energy for All, co-hosted by the 30 Member State Global Theme Champions as

shown in Annex 1.

2. The Forums brought together about 1,500 leaders and experts from governments,

business, civil society and youth, featuring 300 speakers, including about 50 ministers

and over 20 executive heads/deputy heads of UN organizations, and 80 side

events. The Forums also featured the launch of Energy Compacts, to boost

momentum and encourage all stakeholders to mobilize further voluntary

commitments ahead of the Dialogue in September.

3. Reports of five multi-stakeholder Technical Working Groups, composed of more than

160 experts and co-led by 16 UN agencies and other relevant international

organizations (as listed in Annex 1), were also officially launched, presenting a set of

recommendations as key elements of a global roadmap towards the achievement of

SDG 7 by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. Informed by these recommendations,

the key priority actions outlined below are drawn from and build on the deliberations

during the Forums.

4. Energy is central to both achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Achieving SDG 7 will

catalyze action to combat climate change and attain the other SDGs on poverty

eradication, gender equality, mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, food

security, health, education, sustainable cities and communities, clean water and

sanitation, jobs, innovation, transport, and refugees and other situations of

displacement. Special emphasis should be placed on mainstreaming gender

considerations into all SDG-related energy actions, as well as climate change

responses, and on promoting energy services for productive end uses to enhance

development benefits.

5. We must accelerate action and raise ambition. Without urgent action, the world

will fall short of achieving SDG 7, and consequently other SDGs. We are not on a

trajectory to achieve any of the SDG 7 targets by 2030 and we are lagging behind on

reaching the Paris goals. Urgent action is needed to accelerate progress towards

achieving universal access to clean and modern energy services by 2030 and to

transition towards low-carbon and climate-resilient energy systems that are

compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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6. Closing the energy access gap. Energy policy, planning, financing and innovation

must be aligned with achieving both universal access to electricity and clean cooking

by 2030. This includes providing access to electricity for the 760 million people

worldwide who lack it, and ensuring clean cooking solutions for the 2.6 billion people

still relying on harmful fuels.

7. Rapidly transitioning to clean energy pathways. Ramping up clean energy

technology deployment and phasing out harmful sources/devices must be an integral

component of energy sector planning in the next decade. This includes rapid scaling

up of available energy transition solutions to reach 8,000 GW of renewable energy by

2030, and to increase the annual rate of energy efficiency from 0.8 per cent to 3.0 per

cent. It also entails abandoning all coal plants in the pipeline and reducing coal power

capacity by 50 per cent by 2030.

8. Leaving no one behind, strengthening inclusion, interlinkages and synergies.

Integration of socio-economic outcomes in the energy sector is critical to ensuring no

one is left behind. This includes integration of principles of equity and equality in

energy-sector policy, planning and financing vis-à-vis the energy needs of the most

vulnerable communities, including women and children, youth and indigenous

peoples. It also includes creating green energy jobs and mainstreaming energy-sector

policies and strategies into economic, industrial, labour, educational and social

strategies to ensure just energy transitions.

9. Mobilizing adequate and well-directed finance. This includes tripling clean energy

investment globally by 2030, and accelerating access to finance particularly in the

least developing countries. It also entails reforms to phase out inefficient fossil fuel

subsidies and support market-based energy transitions. Equally important is creating

enabling policy and regulatory frameworks to leverage private sector investment

towards SDG 7 targets.

10. Harnessing innovation, technology and data. This includes expanding the supply

of energy innovation that addresses key gaps and increasing demand for clean and

sustainable energy technologies and innovation through market-oriented policies,

harmonized international standards and carbon pricing mechanisms. This also

addresses the digital divide, investing in quality data and improving the collection,

management and applications of data and data systems.

11. All stakeholders have a role to play and must step up action. Member States and

other stakeholders need to drive the global energy transformation forward by forming

transformational partnerships. UN entities, international organizations and

multilateral development banks, as well as businesses, civil society, science, cities

and regional governments and other stakeholders, must step up and strengthen their

efforts to support the implementation of SDG 7 and other SDGs.

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12. Energy Compacts are the vehicle to translate the global roadmap and key

recommended actions into concrete plans with clear milestones and targets.

Energy Compacts offer a global, inclusive umbrella for Member States and other key

stakeholders from the business sector, sub-national governments and civil society to

bring together voluntary commitments to achieve all SDG 7 targets and net zero

emissions in support of the goals of the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement. All

stakeholders are encouraged to develop and submit their Energy Compacts in time for

the High-level Dialogue. A global network of Energy Compacts (i.e. Energy Compact

Action Network) should be formed to maximize synergies, learn lessons, track

progress and mobilize further action.

13. Strengthening synergies with other key global processes is critical. The High-

level Dialogue on Energy can inspire actions in support of SDG 7. Other

intergovernmental platforms should also be leveraged to support the achievement of

SDG 7, including the Global Sustainable Transport Conference, the UN Ocean

Conference, the Biodiversity Summit, the Food Systems Summit, the UN Framework

Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties, and the Assembly of the

International Renewable Energy Agency. The UN Decade on Sustainable Energy for

All 2014-2024 should also be leveraged to spur global momentum.

14. The United Nations via UN-Energy has an important role in ensuring a

successful outcome at the Dialogue and follow-up and delivery of results beyond

the Dialogue towards 2030. UN-Energy must be strengthened to enhance

coordination and coherence among UN entities and other partners in their efforts

towards reaching SDG 7 by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. In addition to

delivering on the UN-Energy Pledge (Annex 2), UN-Energy must also ensure that the

key priority areas and action recommendations of the global roadmap are translated

into specific, strategic, bold and time-bound plans of action towards a clear set of

milestones to be achieved by 2025, 2030 and 2050 (Table 1).

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Table 1: Key milestones towards the achievement of SDG 7 and net zero emissions

Now 2025 2030 2050

Closing the energy access gap

759 million without

electricity access

2.6 billion without clean

cooking solutions

500 million more people

have electricity access

1 billion more people with

clean cooking solutions

Universal access to

electricity and clean cooking

solutions

1 billion people served by

mini grids/off-grid solar

technologies

Net zero energy systems that

ensure universal access to

electricity and clean cooking

solutions

Rapidly transitioning to clean energy pathways

20% renewable energy in

the global energy mix

2799 GW of global

renewable capacity

Only about 1% annual

primary energy intensity

improvement

60%: current share of fossil

fuels in global energy mix

All countries have a

comprehensive energy

transition strategy

Double global renewable

power capacity

100 countries have targets for

100% renewable-based

power

Zero new coal power plants

in the pipeline

8,000 GW of renewables

Double the global

improvement in energy

efficiency

100 countries have achieved

an annual energy efficiency

increase of 3%

Phase out coal within the

OECD

Reduce fossil fuel share to

30% from 60% of global

energy mix

Net zero emissions achieved

globally

92% of power comes from

renewable technologies

Phase out coal globally

Leaving no one behind, strengthening interlinkages and synergies

11.5 million jobs in

renewables (out of 58

million jobs in the energy

sector)

32% of renewable energy

employees are women

Only 6% of energy

ministerial positions are

women

All countries urgently

integrate the SDGs as a

guiding framework for

energy transition through

policy and planning

60 million in renewables

and efficiency (out of 100

million jobs in the energy

sector)

Universal access to electricity

in all health care facilities

and all schools world-wide

Leave no one behind by

creating jobs, diversifying

economies, ensuring people’s

well-beings and empowering

women, local communities

and vulnerable groups

including indigenous people,

in achieving net zero

emissions

Harnessing data, innovation and technology

40% increase in private

energy R&D funding since

2010

50% of the technologies

necessary to meet net-zero

emissions are still in R&D

Increase the supply of

energy innovation that

addresses key gaps

Scale up R&D and

investment and align

innovation timelines with net-

zero goals

Implement ICT technology to

reduce global CO₂ emissions

by 20%

Use newly developed

technologies to meet net-zero

goals

Develop efficient, low-cost,

large scale CO₂ removal

(e.g. direct air capture)

Mobilizing adequate and well-directed finance

1.7 trillion USD annual

energy capital investment

(40% is for clean energy

technologies)

12 billion USD for electricity

access (of which 1 billion

USD for mini-grids)

Negligible financing for

clean cooking access

Re-direct fossil fuel

consumption subsidies of

400 billion USD per year

towards clean energy

Increase clean cooking access

to 25 billion USD annually

Increase electricity access to

35 billion USD (of which 10

billion USD for mini-grids)

Triple worldwide investment

in clean energy and energy-

efficiency (Renewables in the

electricity sector to reach

around USD 1.3 trillion

annually)

Correct the investment gap

and barriers to sustainable

finance, including market-

distorting subsidies and

inadequate accounting of

externalities

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II. Introduction

15. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 74/225, the Secretary-General will convene

a High-level Dialogue on Energy at the summit level during the 76th session of the

UN General Assembly on 24 September 2021, in New York.

16. The High-level Dialogue on Energy, to be held on 24 September 2021, represents the

first global gathering on energy under the auspices of the United Nations General

Assembly since 1981. It presents a historic opportunity to provide transformational

action in the first years of the SDG Decade of Action and support the implementation

of the Paris Agreement.

17. A prospective result of the Dialogue will be a forward-looking statement calling for

concrete actions to further accelerate SDG 7 implementation in support of the Decade

of Action to deliver on the SDGs and the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Moreover, the Dialogue will also feature voluntary commitments and actions, in the

form of “Energy Compacts”, from Member States and non-state actors such as

companies, sub-national authorities and civil society organizations.

18. As the last milestone in the preparatory process ahead of the Dialogue in September,

the Ministerial Thematic Forums aimed to generate a consolidated set of inputs to

inform the final deliberations of the High-Level Dialogue in September.

19. The Ministerial Thematic Forums were held virtually, from 21 to 25 June 2021,

convened by LIU Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social

Affairs, as the Dialogue Secretary-General together with the Dialogue Co-Chairs

Achim Steiner, Administrator of UNDP, and Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special

Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, co-hosted

by 30 Member State Global Theme Champions.

20. The week was structured around the five themes of the Dialogue: i) the Energy

Access Forum (21 June), ii) the Energy Transitions Forum (23 June), iii) the Forum

on Enabling SDGs through Inclusive, Just Energy Transitions (24 June), iv) the

Forum on Innovation, Technology and Data (22 June), and v) the Forum on Finance

and Investment (25 June). Each day of the Forum was co-hosted by the respective

Global Theme Champions for that theme.

21. The Forums brought together about 1,500 leaders and experts from governments,

business, civil society and youth, featuring 330 speakers, including about 50 ministers

and over 20 executive heads/deputy heads of UN organizations, and 80 side

events. Joining the grand opening, the Secretary-General announced that the HL

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Dialogue on Energy will be held at the summit level on 20 September this year in

New York [date later revised to 24 September].

22. The Forums also featured the launch of Energy Compacts, to boost momentum and

encourage all stakeholders to mobilize further voluntary commitments ahead of the

Dialogue in September. Reports of five multi-stakeholder Technical Working Groups,

composed of more than 160 experts and co-led by 16 UN agencies and other relevant

international organizations, were also officially launched, presenting a set of

recommendations as key elements of a global roadmap towards the achievement of

SDG 7 by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050.

23. This summary provides an overview of the key outcomes of the Ministerial Forums

and represents the final input of the preparatory process which will be submitted to

the UN Secretary-General to inform the High-level Dialogue on Energy taking place

in September.

III. Progress towards achieving SDG 7 by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050

24. Since 2010, more than a billion people have gained access to electricity. As a result,

90 per cent of the planet’s population was already connected in 2019. Yet 759 million

people still live without electricity, with about half of them living in fragile and

conflict-affected settings.

25. The share of the global population without access to clean cooking fuels and

technologies was 66 per cent in 2019, leaving almost three billion people or one-third

of the global population without access.

26. While global investments in renewable energy capacity increased by 2 per cent to

US$ 303.5 billion in 2020, on our current trajectory the share of all renewables is

projected to rise only to around 21.5 per cent of total final energy consumption by

2030, from 17.1 per cent in 2018. The application of renewable technologies in end-

use sectors remains specifically challenging. For example, coal, gas and oil still meet

three-quarters of global heat demand, making it heavily fossil-fuel dependent.

27. Global primary energy intensity improved by only 1.1 per cent in 2018. This was the

lowest average annual rate of improvement since 2010. The annual improvement until

2030 will now need to average 3 per cent if we are to meet the SDG 7 target of

doubling the global rate of improvement.

28. International public financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy

amounted to $14 billion in 2018, a 35 per cent decrease from an all-time high of

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$21.9 billion the year before. Nevertheless, the overall trend in public financial flows

has been positive over the past decade, increasing threefold during the period 2010–

18 when viewed as a five-year moving average.

29. The number of countries announcing pledges to achieve net zero emissions over the

coming decades continues to grow. But the pledges by governments to date – even if

fully achieved – fall well short of what is required to bring global energy-related

carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050 and give the world an even chance of

limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5 °C.

30. Climate change and its impacts must be a key consideration in every energy decision

in the coming years. The energy sector accounts for close to three-quarters of total

global GHG emissions. These need to be reduced dramatically, and eventually

eliminated, to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

31. SDG 7 action is also critical for realizing all the Sustainable Development Goals

(SDGs). For example, the growth in renewable energy creates employment: already

in 2019, 11.5 million worked in the renewables sector. Moreover, SDG 7 action is

required to eliminate indoor air pollution resulting from cooking with polluting fuels

and stoves, contributing to respiratory diseases that cause about 4 million premature

deaths annually with disproportional impacts on women, children and the poor. Lack

of energy often causes cold-chain breaks in emerging economies and developing

countries, resulting in an estimated 20 per cent food loss. Given significant

interlinkages such as these, an inclusive and just energy transition that leaves no one

behind is critical.

IV. Challenges and opportunities to address the remaining gaps

32. The following section provides a synthesis of key challenges and opportunities raised

during the deliberations of each of the Forums. It also highlights key

recommendations from the Technical Working Groups reports on the five themes.

Day 1 - Energy Access

33. Insufficient and misdirected energy access financing is a major barrier. Current

financial flows are not sufficient to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 by 2030.

To reach our goals, we need about $60 billion a year: $35 billion for electricity and

$25 billion for clean cooking.

34. Directing the right levels of public and private finance to scaling existing clean

energy technologies and investing in new ones -- including phasing out fossil fuel

subsidies and re-directing funds towards a just, inclusive energy transition -- are key

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to decoupling recovery from COVID-19 and future economic growth from climate-

intensive resource use.

35. Governments need help to build better enabling frameworks to attract investments

and make national utilities more creditworthy. This would help them to get access to

more abundant and cheaper capital. Energy access would become more affordable by

rethinking the composition of financing flows to scale-up in particular support for

clean cooking, as well as distributed renewable energy solutions especially in least-

developed and fragile countries, and by making energy access financing more

inclusive and gender-transformative.

36. Energy access needs to be made more equitable and inclusive. Accelerating progress

cannot be at the expense of the poorest and the most vulnerable. Poverty cannot be

ended, as long as energy poverty persists. Approaches need to be found that deliver

affordable and reliable energy to the poor, not only to improve their living conditions

but also to give them means to improve their livelihoods, leverage economic

opportunities and build human capital. It is important not only to address the

electrification of households, but also to place emphasis on electrifying healthcare

facilities and schools, productive uses of energy and strong gender action.

Box 1: Key Recommendations from Technical Working Group on Energy Access

• Recommendation 1: Align energy policy and investment with energy transition pathways that

accomplish universal access to electricity and clean cooking by 2030.

• Recommendation 2: Prioritize and coordinate political commitments and financing to

accelerate access to clean cooking, building synergies with electrification efforts.

• Recommendation 3: Position universal access to energy as a key enabler and driver of

inclusive, sustainable and resilient economic recovery and growth, and as an integral part of

the transition to a just net-zero-emissions energy system.

• Recommendation 4: Put people at the centre of efforts to deliver universal energy.

• Recommendation 5: The 'last mile' of energy access must become the 'first mile' to be

tackled.

• Recommendation 6: Support enterprises with innovative, cost-effective and scalable energy-

access business models so that delivery of clean cooking and electricity solutions can be

accelerated to households, businesses and community facilities.

• Recommendation 7: Accelerate the advancement of knowledge exchange, capacity-building,

partnership-building and innovation.

• Recommendation 8: Improve the availability and quality of open-source, verifiable energy

information and data pertinent to national, sub-national and local contexts.

Day 2 - Innovation, Technology and Data

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37. Urgent action by all stakeholders is necessary to ensure that energy innovation

policies are aligned with meeting the 2030 and 2050 targets. There is a need to

increase the commitment of governments, the private sector, academia and civil

society towards mission-oriented innovations and technologies that are not fully

commercialized yet. Credible targets and milestones are also important to unlock

investments in proven technologies such as renewables for power generation and to

address the technology needs in end-use sectors.

38. Strategic international and local cooperation will be critical to drive innovation when

addressing key challenges and gaps. One example is the decarbonization of hard-to-

abate sectors, where there is early-stage cooperation but more action is needed to

avoid strategic competition. The architecture around cooperation needs to align

incentives of policy makers and industry in developing countries to drive and create

demand for decarbonizing innovation. Collaboration is also critical at the local level,

as municipalities are often at the forefront of driving ‘homegrown’ innovation.

39. Cooperation also must focus on strengthening capacity, knowledge and skills for

energy innovation. Deployment and development of new technologies will be

hindered if there is a lack of capacity to implement and innovate at the local level.

This also applies to increasing digital skills and literacy, closing the gap on the digital

divide, as well as building skills related to the collection, management and application

of data to support energy planning, policy and technology deployment. The Theme

Report’s attention to youth in spearheading innovation was also well-received.

40. Demand for clean and sustainable energy technologies and innovation through

market-oriented policies, harmonized international standards and carbon pricing

mechanisms needs to be accelerated. This will enable infrastructure, fiscal incentives,

access to finance, regional and local green value chain development, and

commitments to public and private procurement of clean energy technologies.

41. Leveraging digitalization for innovation, while addressing the digital divide, and

improving the collection, management and application of data and data systems are

absolutely crucial. It is critical to tap the true potential of this “digitally-savvy

generation” to work on energy innovation, digitalization and mobilizing advocacy for

sustainable energy.

42. It is critical to recognize the needs of sub-national governments. Access to clean and

affordable mobility is key in developing cities, as well as transitioning from oil to

renewables in developed cities. EBRD runs a Green City Action Plan, supporting 49

cities, with about $800m invested so far over the first 5 years and pushing up to $2bn

over the next 3 years.

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Box 2: Key Recommendations from Technical Working Group on Innovation, Technology

and Data

• Recommendation 1: Align energy innovation governance and international cooperation with

meeting the targets for 2030 and 2050.

• Recommendation 2: Expand the supply of energy innovation that addresses key gaps.

• Recommendation 3: Increase the demand for clean and sustainable energy technologies and

innovation.

• Recommendation 4: Leverage digitalization for innovation, while addressing the digital

divide.

• Recommendation 5: Improve the collection, management and application of data and data

systems.

Day 3 - Energy Transition

43. The global energy transition must become a transformational effort, a system

overhaul, based on the rapid upscaling and implementation of all available

technologies to innovate for the future. The emerging energy system must promote

resilient economies and societies for a more inclusive and equitable world. Ambitious

and targeted actions are needed now and throughout the coming decades to ensure the

goals of SDG 7 are fulfilled and a decarbonized energy system achieved by 2050.

44. Updating ailing infrastructure or investing in expansion is an integral part of the

energy transition and an enabler of modern technologies. Public finance can be used

to attract private investment in the infrastructure needed, which will also help create

jobs. Investments in infrastructure must be aligned with long-term plans and be

reflective of broader strategies, including regional market integration.

45. OECD Countries should phase out coal by 2030 and redirect international energy

financing towards the transition. Non-OECD countries should phase out coal by 2040,

noting that many will require support for this process. Timely planning and

implementation of coal phase-out will reduce the risk of stranded assets, improve

energy independence, and bring about significant health and fiscal benefits. Countries

should enact time-bound strategies to manage the social and economic aspects of the

coal phase-out.

46. Energy policies need to be mainstreamed into economic, industrial, labour,

educational and social strategies. Policy measures and investments for recovery from

COVID-19 must drive a broader structural shift aligned with plans for long-term

energy sector transformation. To deliver on energy ambitions and avoid, reduce or

anticipate challenges, coherent, cross-ministerial policymaking is required.

47. Long-term energy scenarios, including net-zero mid-century scenarios, can be used to

facilitate the dialogue needed to help reach consensus among all relevant stakeholders.

When preparing energy transition, the ambitions of nationally determined

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contributions (NDCs) should be raised and short-term challenges identified. Engaging

sub-national and city-level decision-makers in transition planning and implementation

will be essential, given rapid urbanization and the decentralized nature of the modern

energy system.

48. Regional approaches to energy transition can reduce costs and enhance access to a

reliable and affordable electricity supply through expanded and smarter grid

infrastructure; security of supply should be achieved through resource diversification.

Regional integration can also enhance the resilience of energy systems to extreme

weather patterns, climate variability and climate change, and the reduction of carbon

emissions, and generally foster green economic development and employment.

Box 3: Key Recommendations from Technical Working Group on Energy Transition

• Recommendation 1: Rapidly scale up deployment of available energy transition solutions to

reach 8000 GW1 of renewables by 2030 with due consideration to different contributions by

individual countries.

• Recommendation 2: Increase the average annual rate of energy efficiency improvement from

the current 0.8% to 3 % through the implementation of all available technologies while

supporting further innovation.

• Recommendation 3: Invest in physical infrastructure to enable the energy transition.

• Recommendation 4: Countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and

Development (OECD) should phase out coal by 2030 and redirect international energy

financing towards the transition. Non-OECD countries should phase out coal by 2040, noting

that many will require support for this process.

• Recommendation 5: Mainstream energy policies into economic, industrial, labour,

educational and social strategies.

• Recommendation 6: Establish medium and long-term integrated energy planning strategies,

define decarbonization targets, and adapt policies and regulations to shape energy systems

that boost sustainable development.

• Recommendation 7 (interlinkages with SDG 9): Create regional energy markets to facilitate

the integration of renewables, promote cross-border power grid connectivity and trade, and

further reduce costs through economies of scale.

• Recommendation 8 (interlinkages with SDG 10): Intensify international co-operation on

energy transition to meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and avoid future

catastrophic climate change impacts.

• Recommendation 9 (interlinkages with SDG 9 and SDG 11): Develop sustainable transport

roadmaps.

• Recommendation 10 (interlinkages with SDG 4 and SDG 8): Tailor labour and social

protection policies to the specific needs of each region and country.

1 Estimate based on IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook, and compatible with the recent IEA Net Zero by

2050 report.

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• Recommendation 11 (SDG 7): Make the energy transition a participatory enterprise.

Day 4 - Enabling the SDGs

49. An inclusive and just energy transition can catalyze transformational co-benefits for

the achievement of the SDGs. Energy is inextricably linked to virtually all the SDGs,

and at the same time progress made towards achieving advancement of the other

SDGs can also contribute to achieving SDG 7.

50. The impact of energy as an enabler of human capital development, including on

health and education, needs to be maximized. Hundreds of clinics and facilities lack

electricity in Africa: efforts towards electrification must consider enabling access to

health care as a core priority. Just energy transition also needs to include an ambitious

skills agenda. Less than 10 per cent of current NDCs include provisions on worker

skills, while only 20 per cent of NDCs plan for human capital.

51. Energy transition is key to strengthening the growth and resilience of the global

economy. Investing in energy transition can bring significant development co-benefits:

every dollar spent on the clean energy transition will generate between three and

seven dollars in return. Notably, of the 5 billion jobs that exist globally today, 1.4

billion jobs are dependent on climate stability.

52. It is necessary to think holistically and adopt a comprehensive set of policies to

support energy transition. In addition to policies that help enable the deployment of

renewables, it is necessary to consider: how industrial policy can help to create viable

supply chains,including through access to credit; how best to support business

incubation, capacity building and the forming of regional industrial clusters; how to

approach education and training and devise active labour market policies; and how to

enable private sector investment and strong public investment strategies.

53. We need a long-term vision that includes women, youth and the disabled and refugee

communities, and to embed participation in decision-making and more inclusive

financing. Women’s leadership in the energy sector is essential to promote a more

inclusive role for women. Thus far, energy has largely been male dominated. While

we are making headway in the right direction, we still have a long way to go to

change stereotypes and social norms. Companies are realizing they can achieve

improved results by pursuing gender equality.

54. In support of SDG 16 on partnerships, energy action can enable and strengthen well-

functioning justiciaries and reliable institutions to anchor our systems and to make

them more fair and inclusive.

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Box 4: Key Recommendations from Technical Working Group on Enabling SDGs

• Recommendation 1: Every country and region should integrate achievement of the SDGs as a

guiding framework into the planning and implementation of their own transition pathways

towards clean and sustainable energy.

• Recommendation 2: Implement a sustainable energy transition strategy with social equity

and inclusiveness at its centre to enable the SDGs.

• Recommendation 3: Integrate access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy,

including access to electricity and clean cooking, as the central pillar of inclusive, just

energy-transition strategies.

• Recommendation 4: Accelerate the integration of gender equity into energy transition

pathways.

• Recommendation 5: Enable transformational change by promoting systemic approaches in

the energy transition to achieving the SDGs and climate goals, while ensuring energy

security.

• Recommendation 6: Track progress and integrate an Energy for SDG Impact Framework into

energy transition strategies.

• Recommendation 7: Strengthen multi-stakeholder partnerships to leverage the

transformational potential of energy for enabling the SDGs.

• Recommendation 8: Ensure that energy transition pathways are sustainably designed and

implemented to enhance synergies and reduce trade-offs with other SDGs.

Day 5 - Finance and Investment

55. Financing is at the heart of the energy transition. If the world wants to be successful

in the dual race towards 100 per cent energy access and net zero emissions,

mobilizing public and private financial flows and aligning energy financing with all

dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris

Agreement are key.

56. Scaling up investment in clean energy technologies is imperative, and clean energy

investment will need to triple within this decade. The bulk of the funding will have to

come from the private sector. The role of the private sector is also critical in

leveraging recovery stimulus investments into transformative investments for energy

access, especially clean cooking, and the energy transition.

57. Countries are urged to use COVID-19 recovery strategies to increase support to

developing countries that have limited resources to achieve SDG 7 by 2030.

Developed countries need to honour their US$ 100 billion per year climate finance

commitment and need to support the development of green investments and local

financial actors in investing in clean energy.

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58. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the debt pressure of many developing

countries, putting a considerable strain on their financial resources. At the same time,

market uncertainty and volatility in financial markets due to the crisis have made

investors more risk averse, reducing the amount of capital available for renewables in

developing countries. In a post-COVID recovery period, international public finance

flows in support of clean energy are key to the development of the sector in these

markets.

59. As public resources are generally limited, they should be used strategically to crowd

in additional private capital, especially in sectors and regions that private investors

perceive as too risky to invest in. In those markets where the financing of generating

capacity can be covered by the private sector, donors can increasingly finance

supporting infrastructure such as grid integration and energy storage, as well as

focusing on de-risking solutions.

60. Public resources should be allocated for those who need it most, including small

business, and for increased engagement with youth from traditionally marginalized

communities and impoverished backgrounds. Innovative financing options, such as

flexible payments, are crucial.

61. We should apply the right kind of capital to the right kind of problem, highlighting

grants and concessional debts for the initial stage, to build markets before graduation

to commercial capital.

62. The role of blended finance is key in de-risking clean energy projects, and it should

be directed towards mini-grids and new and innovative technologies.

63. The predictability and reliability of policies and regulations is a vital consideration for

attracting investors, as it reduces risks related to policy reversals or renegotiations. In

this regard, governments have a key role to play in the establishment of stable and

coherent policy and regulatory frameworks. There needs to be an emphasis on

creating bankable projects, including by focusing on de-risking through blended

concessional finance. Local currency funding and support for the deepening of

domestic capital markets to achieve SDG 7 should be enhanced.

64. While focusing on electricity generation, overcoming challenges facing the scale-up

of investment in transmission and distribution systems will also need to be prioritized.

Investors need predictable policies, transparency and attractive rates of return.

Box 5: Key Recommendations from Technical Working Group on Finance and Investment

• Recommendation 1: Accelerate delivery of public finance in support of sustainable energy

goals.

• Recommendation 2: Regain the momentum lost on energy-access investments during the

COVID-19 pandemic.

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• Recommendation 3: Align energy financing with all dimensions of the Paris Agreement.

• Recommendation 4: Governments should work with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the

realization of SDG 7 and the global energy transition leaves no one behind.

• Recommendation 5: Enhance local currency funding and support for the deepening of

domestic capital markets to achieve SDG 7.

• Recommendation 6: Make better use of blended finance schemes to mobilize and maximize

private capital for clean energy investments and innovative energy technologies.

• Recommendation 7: Correct market-distorting subsidies and address the lack of carbon-

pricing frameworks and inadequate accounting of environmental externalities that hold back

sustainable investment.

• Recommendation 8: De-risk projects and fix regulatory barriers to ensure market openness,

attractiveness and readiness for private-sector finance.

• Recommendation 9: Develop new mechanisms to link sustainable finance with opportunities

to support SDG 7 and reward ambitious energy-transition strategies.

V. Key elements of a global roadmap towards 2030 and 2050

65. As an outcome of the Dialogue in September, a global roadmap towards achieving

SDG 7 by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050 will be presented as part of a political

summary resulting from the summit. This roadmap will include priority

recommended actions (Box 6) and a set of milestones (as presented in Table 1 above),

building on the deliberations at the Ministerial Thematic Forums, including the

reports submitted by five Technical Working Groups that have brought together over

160 experts since March, co-led by 16 UN and international organizations.

Box 6: Priority recommended actions

1. Closing the energy access gap: Energy policy, planning, financing and innovation must be

aligned with achieving both universal access to electricity and clean cooking by 2030. This

includes provision of access to electricity to the 760 million people worldwide who lack it,

and ensuring clean cooking solutions for the 2.6 billion people still relying on harmful fuels.

2. Rapidly transitioning to clean energy pathways: Ramping up clean energy technology

deployment and phasing out harmful sources/devices must be an integral component of

energy sector planning in the next decade. This includes rapid scaling up of available energy

transition solutions to reach 8000GW of renewable energy by 2030, and to increase the

annual rate of energy efficiency from 0.8% to 3.0%. It also entails abandoning all coal plants

in the pipeline and reducing coal power capacity by 50% by 2030.

3. Leaving no one behind, strengthening inclusion, interlinkages and synergies: Integration

of socio-economic outcomes in the energy sector is critical to ensuring no one is left behind.

This includes integration of principles of equity and equality in energy-sector policy,

planning and financing vis-à-vis the energy needs of the most vulnerable communities,

including women and children, youth and indigenous peoples. It also includes creating green

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energy jobs and mainstreaming energy-sector policies and strategies into economic,

industrial, labour, educational and social strategies to ensure just energy transitions.

4. Mobilizing adequate and well-directed finance: This includes tripling clean energy

investment globally by 2030, and accelerating access to finance particularly in the least

developed countries. It also entails reforms to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies and

support market-based energy transitions. Equally important is creating enabling policy and

regulatory frameworks to leverage private sector investment towards SDG 7 targets.

5. Harnessing innovation, technology and data: This includes expanding the supply of

energy innovation that addresses key gaps and increasing demand for clean and sustainable

energy technologies and innovation through market-oriented policies, harmonized

international standards and carbon pricing mechanisms. This also includes addressing the

digital divide, investing in quality data and improving the collection, management and

applications of data and data systems.

VI. Delivering on the roadmap: Energy Compacts

66. The global roadmap will only succeed at raising ambition and accelerating

implementation if it can be translated into ambitious, timebound, quantifiable and

measurable plans of action. Harnessing partnerships and mobilizing all stakeholders

are also critical to accelerating implementation.

67. Designed as one of the key outcomes expected of the High-level Dialogue, Energy

Compacts are voluntary commitments that provide a vehicle to translate the global

roadmap into concrete steps and robust plans at all levels of society. They aim to

mobilize all stakeholders, including Member States and non-state actors such as

business, civil society, youth, cities and sub-national authorities, around specific

actions towards accelerated progress.

68. Energy Compacts could be policies, investments, analytical work and concrete

steps/actions to achieve affordable and clean energy for all by 2030. Various

stakeholders can commit to an Energy Compact that includes the specific actions and

the impact targets of their efforts. Energy Compacts can also include initiatives,

partnerships and coalitions focused on a specific issue related to SDG 7.

69. Energy Compacts are also designed to complement Nationally Determined

Contributions (NDCs) by building on targets already included but also those that are

not reflected in a country’s NDCs, such as clean cooking access. Energy Compacts

are also a more granular version of the actions stated in the NDCs, essentially the

energy system “steps” to be taken towards achieving the energy-related goals of the

NDCs.

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70. Development of Energy Compacts is guided by a number of principles: Compacts

must demonstrate ambition and accelerated action; Compacts must be aligned with

the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and ensure coherence with SDG

implementation plans; Compacts must also be aligned with climate plans such as the

NDCs, and net-zero commitments by 2050; Compacts must address leaving no one

behind and just transition; and lastly they must be feasible, robust and measurable.

71. By the time of the Ministerial Thematic Forums, over 25 bold and ambitious Energy

Compacts were showcased from a variety of stakeholders including national

governments, regions and cities, and the private sector. A brief overview of the 25

Compacts previewed as well as other critical actions stated during the Ministerial

Forums by country ministers are included in Table 2.

Table 2: Actions and announcements featured on each day of the Ministerial Forums

Country/Organization Action

Featured on Day 1

European Union The European Union outlined its European Green Deal, urged

participants to join a global Green Deal, and emphasized the EU-

Africa green energy initiative to deliver clean energy and make energy

poverty history.

China China recalled its success in providing electricity for its entire

population and pledged its willingness to work with developing

countries to provide clean energy infrastructure.

Japan Japan introduced its initiative to provide solar powered batteries

complete with mobile payment solutions in Tanzania and other parts of

East Africa.

Russian Federation The Russian Federation emphasized the importance of providing

affordable energy for all, underlined the importance of natural gas,

nuclear, hydro and hydrogen in the clean energy mix, and advocated

for a balanced approach.

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia emphasized the importance of technology in achieving

universal access goals.

Kenya Kenya adopted ambitious market-based strategies to reach universal

access to electricity and clean cooking by 2030.

UNDP UNDP called for an Energy Promise that, among others, aims to

increase access to clean and affordable energy for 500 million people.

The Rockefeller

Foundation and IKEA

Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation and IKEA Foundation announced a $1

billion global platform to scale energy access for 1 billion people –

representing the largest one-time commitment the former has made.

Google Google announced to operate entirely on 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy

(CFE) by 2030, to build a global 24/7 CFE movement, and to catalyze

the development and commercialization of new technologies.

Coalition for 24/7

Carbon-Free Energy

Google coordinates the Coalition for 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy (CFE),

in partnership with Sustainable Energy for All, supported by UN-

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Energy. It calls for companies, national and local governments, and

other stakeholders to join the CFE coalition to take steps to fully

decarbonize their own electricity consumption; support the

commercialization of advanced CFE technologies; and advocate for

policies that accelerate the decarbonization of electricity systems.

Sustainable Energy for

All

Sustainable Energy for All previewed its Energy Compact

commitments: by 2023, it will directly provide over 2 million new

energy connections through its Universal Energy Facility, displacing at

least 1 million fossil-fuel based generators and 4 MT CO2e emissions,

and creating about 2 million jobs. Also by 2023, it will leverage

US$640 million towards energy access and/or clean energy transitions

directly and indirectly through SEforALL's work.

Call to Action:

Principles for Priority

Action on Clean

Cooking for All

This Call to Action invites all governments and other stakeholders to

sign the Principles for Priority Action on Clean Cooking for All and

collaborate on an Energy Compact to deliver universal access to clean

cooking solutions, which is an integral part to achieving global climate

and sustainable development goals.

Featured on Day 2

Finland Finland emphasized the need for local and clean innovative technology

solutions to achieve equal access to clean energy around the world.

These solutions can also support other SDGs and create new business

opportunities.

Morocco Morocco is committed to an ambitiously paced energy transition, to

increase the share of renewable energy by more than 52% by 2030.

Mauritius Mauritius will phase out use of coal by 2030, which currently accounts

for 40% of the energy mix. Its Energy Compact will demonstrate

projects to substitute for the use of coal.

Basque Region The Basque Country in Spain discussed its Basque Green Deal and

outlined commitments to develop sustainable local markets for

hydrogen power and to create citizens’ co-operatives for photovoltaic

technology.

London The city of London announced a C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

commitment to help accelerate energy transition by aiding cities in

delivering energy-related targets in their climate action plans.

JK Cement The Indian company JK Cement announced several commitments for

2030: increasing their green power mix to 75% from its current 25%;

cutting net carbon emissions by 21% below 2020 levels; and reducing

groundwater dependency through increasing water productivity to five

times current levels.

UltraTech Cement The Indian company UltraTech Cement announced commitments to

double energy productivity from 2010 levels by 2035, increase green

energy use to 34% by 2024, cut its carbon footprint by 27% below

2017 levels by 2032, and cut scope 2 (indirect) greenhouse gas

emissions by 69% within the same timeframe.

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IRENA & FAO IRENA has signed an MOU with FAO to jointly advance renewable

energy in the agri-food sectors. The first output will be a joint report

on how to scale up renewable energy, to be launched at the Food

Systems Summit.

Featured on Day 3

India India announced ambitious renewable energy commitments with

renewable energy targets of 450 GW of installed capacity by 2030 at

an unprecedented pace and price.

The Netherlands The Netherlands announced its Energy Compact, which outlines a

whole-of-society approach and the mobilization of partners across the

board for clean energy.

Germany Germany’s Energy Compact includes a pledge for the country to reach

a 30% share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption by

2030 and to support its partner countries in reducing energy poverty,

improving energy efficiency and developing and implementing

transformative energy policies away from fossil fuels towards

renewable energies.

Denmark Denmark’s Energy Compact aims for the country, among other things,

to cover 100% of Danish electricity consumption with renewable

energy by 2028 and to support energy transition in 16 countries

through bilateral cooperation, sharing Danish expertise and know-how.

RELAC Colombia, Chile, the Dominican Republic and the IDB announced an

Energy Compact of the RELAC (Renewable Energy in Latin America

and the Caribbean), with a regional goal of at least 70% share of

renewable energy in the power matrix by 2030. It was noted that

energy efficiency is key to achieving sustainable development; that

investment in energy efficiency delivers jobs, especially in the context

of the green recovery, and creates economic opportunities for people

and industries.

Brazil Brazil announced two Compacts – one on biofuels to lower the

emissions from the Brazilian transportation sector, and one for green

hydrogen to increase R&D and implementation

Ghana Ghana emphasized that there is a global move away from high-energy

intensity to a path of low carbon development. New standards are

awaiting parliamentary approval to move from voluntary to mandatory

standards (legally enforceable) for appliances from kitchen to factory.

The Alliance for Rural

Electrification

The Alliance for Rural Electrification presented an Energy Compact

commitment to achieve 500 million additional people with access, 5

million new green jobs, and avoid 1 billion tonnes of CO2e emissions

by 2030.

Korea Korea emphasized the importance of international cooperation to

advance sustainable energy and offered to help facilitate such

cooperation between developed and developing nations.

Enel Enel previewed an Energy Compact that includes voluntary

commitments in five priority areas. They announced Enel's accelerated

coal phase-out from 2030 to 2027, a tripling of renewable energy

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capacity by 2030, a reduction of scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions in

line with the 1.5°C scenario, and commitments on electric vehicle

charging and electricity access.

Green Hydrogen

Compact Catalogue

Denmark, Germany, IRENA, Race to Zero and WEF called for

accelerated ambitions for a carbon-neutral green hydrogen economy

through the Green Hydrogen Compact Catalogue. All stakeholders are

encouraged to establish Energy Compacts and join the Green

Hydrogen Compact Catalogue by taking the necessary measures to

accelerate the development of a green hydrogen ecosystem and value

chain that will help to achieve SDG7 and a 1.5C-compatible energy

sector.

Featured on Day 4

Nauru Nauru previewed a comprehensive and ambitious Energy Compact

which aims to achieve 50% electricity generation from renewable

sources by 2023; a 30% improvement in energy efficiency by 2030

from a 2021 baseline; and the electrification of 20% of the vehicle

fleet by 2030.

Panama Panama shared an Energy Compact including more than 40

stakeholders, focussed on people, inclusivity and diversity, and

committed to phasing out fossil fuels

GOGLA GOGLA, the professional association for the off-grid energy industry,

committed to delivering improved electricity access for 1 billion

people by 2030 through deploying the latest innovations in distributed

solar technology, efficient appliances and decentralized business

models.

City of Ithaca The city of Ithaca in New York aims to implement a community

choice aggregation programme through which the city will procure

below-average cost, 100% renewable energy from selected energy

service companies. Through this, the city expects to have at least 30%

of buildings in the city rely on 100% renewable energy by 2024,

increasing to 60% by 2027 and 100% by 2030.

Honduras Honduras announced its plans to present an Energy Compact during

the HLDE in September, noting that this is a crucial moment to

promote actions to achieve clean energy.

Iceland Iceland committed to delivering an Energy Compact by the HLDE in

September, referencing its work with IRENA, the World Bank and

SEforALL to continue to contribute also in other countries, including

SIDS, where sustainable energy is particularly important as an

essential part of the Blue Economy.

Sustainable Water and

Energy Solutions

Network

Three member organizations of the Sustainable Water and Energy

Solutions Network (ASAZGUA, Canal de Isabel II and Itaipu) made

common but differentiated commitments for this Energy Compact. For

instance, this includes commitments regarding the use of renewable

energy for electricity generation or energy efficiency improvements by

the companies, as well as improved energy access and energy

reliability for consumers.

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Portugal Portugal committed to an Energy Compact on Green Hydrogen, and

will pay particular attention to most vulnerable groups, noting that

access to safe, secure and affordable energy is essential to deliver on

the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Featured on Day 5

EBRD The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

announced an Energy Compact regarding its existing Green Cities

programme. The Compact will contribute to a minimum of 50 Green

City Action Plans and invest around EUR 1.9 billion in Green Cities

priority investment by the end of 2023, with support going to areas

such as “smart cities” technologies and increased energy efficiency in

buildings, transport, water and waste management.

Student Energy Student Energy previewed an Energy Compact to raise USD 150

million toward upskilling, mentoring and directly financing 10,000

youth-led clean energy projects by 2030.

NTPC Limited India’s largest power utility, NTPC Ltd., announced in its Energy

Compact to install 60 GW of cumulative renewable energy capacity

and cut net energy intensity by 10% vs. 2012 levels by 2032. NTPC

will also join at least two international alliances and groups to facilitate

clean energy research and promote sustainability in the energy value

chain by 2025.

Power Africa The Power Africa partnership, led by the US Agency for International

Development (USAID), said the partnership is developing an Energy

Compact to mobilize USD 300 million to electrify 20,000 health

clinics in Africa by 2030.

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic will commit by 2030 to achieve 99% energy

access, raise the share of renewables in power generation to 30%, and

increase energy efficiency by 30%.

Palau Palau is exploring a commitment on going fossil fuel-free while

ensuring water and food security.

VII. Way forward

67. The outcomes of the Ministerial Thematic Forums, including key elements of a global

roadmap towards achieving SDG7 by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050, will inform the

deliberations in September and its final outcomes.

68. The Dialogue Secretariat will continue to mobilize actions and commitments in the form of

Energy Compacts in the months ahead. The Secretariat has set up an online platform on

Energy Compacts as a dedicated resource with details on the process of development,

submission and registration of Energy Compact commitments. This platform will continue to

https://www.un.org/en/energycompacts

https://www.un.org/en/energycompacts

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unite SDG 7 commitments beyond the High-level Dialogue and throughout the current

Decade of Action.

69. Beyond the day of the Dialogue, the global roadmap coupled with Energy Compacts will

continue to put forward pathways and solutions to meet the needs of the 760 million people

who still lack access to electricity and the 2.6 billion who lack clean, modern cooking and

heating fuels and to spur energy transition away from fossil fuels.

70. UN-Energy will play a central role in working with all stakeholders in the aftermath of the

Dialogue to rally support, maintain momentum, and mobilize partnerships and more Energy

Compacts, while striving to raise ambition, and track progress over the next decade. UN-

Energy will also strengthen coordination and collaboration with all relevant UN entities and

partners to deliver the UN-Energy Pledge.

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Annex 1. The Global Champions and the Co-Leads of the Technical Working Groups

Global Theme Champions for the High-level Dialogue on Energy

Thirty Member States have volunteered to serve as Global Champions for the Dialogue,

spearheading global advocacy and showcasing their actions through Energy Compacts. The

Champions are:

o Energy access: China, the European Union (EU), Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Netherlands,

Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia

o Energy transition: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, India, Nigeria, Poland,

Spain, United Kingdom

o Enabling SDGs through inclusive, just energy transitions: the European Union

(EU)**, Iceland, Honduras, Nauru, Panama, Portugal, United Arab Emirates

o Innovation, technology and data: Finland, Mauritius, Morocco, Russian Federation**

o Finance and investment: Dominican Republic, Italy, Netherlands**, Pakistan, Saudi

Arabia** (** supporting role)

Technical Working Groups for the High-level Dialogue on Energy

Five Technical Working Groups, composed of multi-stakeholder technical experts, were

established to engage in the substantive preparations for the High-level Dialogue. Each

Technical Working Group has been led by co-leads drawn from UN and international agencies

and programmes as follows:

• Energy Access, with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Office for Least

Developed, Landlocked and Small Island Developing States (UN OHRLLS) and the

World Bank as co-leads;

• Energy Transition, with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the UN

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) and the UN

Environment Programme (UNEP) as co-leads;

• Enabling SDGs through Inclusive, Just Energy Transitions, with the UN Department of

Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the UN Economic and Social Commission for

Western Asia (UN ESCWA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as co-leads;

• Innovation, Technology and Data, with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

(FAO); the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the UN Industrial

Development Organization (UNIDO) as co-leads;

• Finance and Investment, with the European Investment Bank (EIB), International Energy

Agency (IEA), International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the UN Economic

Commission for Africa (UN ECA) as co-leads.

https://www.un.org/en/hlde-2021/page/technical-working-group-1-energy-access

https://www.un.org/en/hlde-2021/page/technical-working-group-2-energy-transitions

https://www.un.org/en/hlde-2021/page/technical-working-group-3-enabling-sdgs-through-inclusive-just-energy-transitions

https://www.un.org/en/hlde-2021/page/technical-working-group-4-innovation-technology-and-data

https://www.un.org/en/hlde-2021/page/technical-working-group-5-finance-and-investment

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Annex 2. The UN-Energy Pledge

UN-Energy, working with all UN system partners and UN Country Teams, commits to helping

Member States and their partners to attain these milestones to be achieved by 2025 towards

SDG 7 and net zero emissions, as they build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic:

Note: Draft as of August 2021, subject to further refinements.

Access

• 500 million more people with electricity access

• 1 billion more people with access to clean cooking solutions across the world

Transition

• 100% increase in modern renewables capacity globally and 100% renewable-based

power targets established in 100 countries

• 3% annual efficiency improvement in at least 50 countries across the world

Resilience

• 30 million jobs in renewable energy and energy efficiency

• Re-direct fossil fuel subsidies towards clean energy and end financing for new coal

power plants

Finance

• Double annual clean energy investment globally (relative to the current level)

• Raise energy access investment to US$40 billion per year

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Annex 3 Ministerial Thematic Forums Programme

MINISTERIAL THEMATIC FORUMS

FOR THE HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON ENERGY

21-25 JUNE 2021

PROGRAMME

CO-HOSTED BY:

Member State Global Champions for the High-level Dialogue on Energy

CO-CONVENED BY:

Dialogue Secretary-General and Dialogue Co-Chairs

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:

Co-Leads of the Technical Working Groups

WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF:

UN-ENERGY

https://www.un.org/en/conferences/energy2021

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GRAND OPENING

&

MINISTERIAL THEMATIC FORUM ON

ENERGY ACCESS


21 JUNE 2021

CO-HOSTED BY:

China, the European Union, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Netherlands, Russian

Federation, Saudi Arabia

CO-CONVENED BY:


IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CO-LEADS OF TECHNICAL WORKING

GROUP 1:

UNDP, UN OHRLLS and World Bank

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Monday 21 June

Theme 1: Energy Access 06:00 – 07:00 SDG 7 ACTION ZONE SIDE EVENTS

SIDE EVENTS: Promoting actions from Member States, youth, business, academia, CSOs, local

governments and other stakeholders

(List of side events is made available separately on the website for the Ministerial Thematic

Forums)

07-05 – 07:15 DAILY PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Mr. Minoru Takada, Team Leader, Sustainable Energy, Division for Sustainable Development

Goals, UN DESA

07:15 – 08:45 GLOBAL MULTI-STAKEHOLDERS DIALOGUE

(parallel sessions)

ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL ACCESS

TO CLEAN COOKING SOLUTIONS

ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL ACCESS

TO ELECTRICITY

7:15 – 7:21

Call for Action:

Principles for priority actions on clean

cooking for all

Mr. Paul N. Mbuthi, Deputy

Director of Renewable Energy,

Ministry of Energy, Kenya (3 min) Mr. Frank van der Vleuten, Policy

Coordinator, Climate, Finance and

Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the

Netherlands (3 min)

7:21 – 8:00

Action Commitments [1]: Creating

enabling conditions

Moderator:

Mr. Marcel Alers, Head of Energy,

UNDP

Action announcements: (2 min

announcement per panelist)

- Mr. Marcel Raats, Team Manager,

Energy and Climate Change, RVO,

the Netherlands

- Mr. Harish Hande, Co-Founder,

SELCO Foundation

- Ms. Sheila Oparaocha, Coordinator,

ENERGIA

- Ms. Jillene Connors Belopolsky,

Chief of Staff, Clean Cooking

Alliance

- Mr. Guangqing Liu, Director,

China Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

- Ms. Heather Adair-Rohani,

7:15 – 7:21

Opening Remarks by the Co-Chairs:

Mr. ZHU Guangchao, Deputy CTO, State Grid

Corporation, China

Ms. Carla Montesi, Director, Directorate-General for

International Partnerships, the European Commission

(3 min)

7:21 – 7:47

PANEL 1: Decentralized energy systems for clean

electricity access

Moderator:

Ms. Dana Rysankova, Global Lead Energy Access,

World Bank

Panel Discussions: (Davos-style moderated

discussion)

- Mr. Stefano Signore, Head of Unit, Directorate-

General for International Partnerships, the

European Commission

- Mr. Koen Peters, Executive Director, GOGLA

- Mr. Ignacio Perez-Arriaga, Professor, Instituto

de Investigacion Tecnologica (IIT), Universidad

Pontificia Comillas - Ms. Irene Calvé Saborit, Board Member,

Alliance for Rural Electrification

- Mr. Emile Schmitz, Innovation and Training

Lead, Global Distributors Collective/ Managing

Director, Bopinc Q&A Session (5 min)

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Technical Officer, WHO

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:00 – 8:39

Action Commitments [2]: Creating

markets for innovative solutions

Moderator:

Ms. Yabei Zhang, Senior Energy

Specialist, Lead, Clean Cooking Fund,

World Bank Action announcements: (2 min

announcement per panelist)

- Mr. Patrick Matanda, Principal

Secretary, Ministry of Energy,

Malawi

- Dr. Walid Mehalaine, Function

Head, Strategic Planning &

Economic Services, OPEC Fund

- Ms. Deborah Cornland, Program

Manager, Energy Specialist, Unit for

Global Cooperation on Environment

at the Swedish International

Development Cooperation Agency

- Ms. Sinead Walsh, Climate Envoy/

Counsellor, Ireland

- Mr. Ed Brown, Research Director,

MECS

- Ms. Katrina Pielli, Senior Energy

Advisor, World Food Programme

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:39 – 8:45

Conclusion and way forward by the

Co-Chairs:

H.E. Perks Clemency Ligoya,

Permanent Representative of the

Republic of Malawi to the United

Nations (3 min)

Mr. Fareed Alasaly, Senior Advisor to

HRH Minister of Energy, Saudi Arabia

(3 min)

7:47 – 8:13

PANEL 2: Sharing knowledge and good practices

Moderator:

Mr. Kikuchi Nobuyuki, Director, Resource Security

Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan


discussion)

- Mr. Vijay Modi, Professor, The Earth Institute at

Columbia University

- Ms. Jacqueline Kimeu, Coordinator, Alliance of

Civil Society Organisations for Clean

Energy Access (ACCESS)

- Dr. Andrew Jones, Director, Geoscience Energy

and Maritime Division, PCREEE

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:13 – 8:39

PANEL 3: Advancing electricity access leaving no

one behind

Moderator:

Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Director, UN OHRLLS


discussion)

- Mr. Andrey Maximov, Director of the

Department of Electric Power Industry

Development, Ministry of Energy of Russia (3

min)

- Mr. Thomas Fohgrub, Team Leader,

Coordination Unit for the Global Action Plan of

Action for Energy in Displacement, UNIaTAR

- Mr. Hafeez Rehman, Director India, VITO

Arabia LLC

- Ms. Elisa Portale, Senior Energy Specialist,

World Bank

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:39 – 8:45

Conclusion and way forward by the Co-Chairs:

Mr. Kikuchi Nobuyuki, Director, Resource Security

Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan (3 min)

Mr. Andrey Maximov, Director of the Department of

Electric Power Industry Development, Ministry of

Energy of Russia

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GRAND OPENING

09:00 – 09:30

Master of Ceremonies

ー Mr. Matthew Bishop, Senior Fellow, Brookings, and Former US Business Editor & New

York Bureau Chief, The Economist

Special Guest

ー Mr. Mihskakwan James Harper, Clean Energy Leader, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, Treaty 8

Territory, Canada

Opening remarks by the High-Level Dialogue on Energy Leadership

ー Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations (Video Message)

ー Mr. LIU Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-

General of the High-level Dialogue

ー Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),

UN-Energy Co-Chair and Dialogue Co-Chair

ー Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable

Energy for All, UN-Energy Co-Chair, Dialogue Co-Chair and Dialogue High-Level Champion

Energy Compact Showcases

ー Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation

ー Mr. Per Heggenes, CEO, IKEA Foundation

09:30 – 11:30

MINISTERIAL SEGMENT

9:30 – 9:33



Energy for All, UN-Energy Co-Chair, Dialogue Co-Chair and Dialogue High-Level Champion

9:33 – 9:37

Our Vision, Our Future: Special Remarks from Youth Advocates

ー Mr. Mohamed Alhaj, Founder & Director, Clean Energy 4 Africa

9:37 – 10:10

Opening remarks by Global Champions

ー H.E. Mr. Newton Kambala, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Malawi (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Frans Timmermans, Vice-President of the European Commission (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. ZHANG Jianhua, Administrator of the National Energy Administration of

the People’s Republic of China (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. WASHIO Eiichiro, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (4 min)

ー H.E. Ms. Kitty van der Heijden, Vice Minister for International Cooperation of the

Kingdom of the Netherlands (4 min)

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ー H.E. Mr. Anatoly B. Yanovsky, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

(4 min)

ー Mr. Zachary Ayieko, Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Kenya (4

min)

ー Mr. Khalid M. Abuleif, Senior Sustainability Advisor to HRH the Minister/ The Chief

Negotiator, Climate Agreements Ministry of Energy, Saudi Arabia (4 min)

10:10 – 10:30

Official Launch of Theme Report on Energy Access by the Co-lead Organizations of

the Technical Working Group 1 Moderator: Mr. Matthew Bishop, Senior Fellow, Brookings, and Former US Business Editor &

New York Bureau Chief, The Economist

Panel Discussion: (Davos-style interactive discussion)

ー Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme

(UNDP)

ー Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu, Under Secretary-General and High

Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries

and Small Island Developing States (UN OHRLLS)

ー Mr. Pablo Fajnzylber, Acting Infrastructure Vice President, World Bank

10:30 – 10:40

Fire Side Chat

An Energy Compact conversation with Ms. Kate Brandt, Chief Sustainability Officer, Google

moderated by Mr. Matthew Bishop, Senior Fellow, Brookings, and Former US Business Editor

& New York Bureau Chief, The Economist

10:40 – 11:27

Remarks from Ministers and global leaders

Remarks by:

ー H.E. Ms. Janine Alm Ericson, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden (2-3 min)

Leadership conversation (Davos-style interactive discussion)

Moderator: Mr. Matthew Bishop, Senior Fellow, Brookings, and Former US Business Editor &

New York Bureau Chief, The Economist

Panel Discussions:

ー Ms. Dymphna van der Lans, CEO, Clean Cooking Alliance

ー Ms. Reema Nanavaty, Director, Self-Employed Women’s Organization

ー Ms. Jacqueline Kimeu, Coordinator, Alliance of Civil Society Organisations for Clean

Energy Access

ー Mr. Chibunna Ogbonna, Youth Advocate, Student Energy

11:27 – 11:30

Closing remarks by Master of Ceremonies

11:30 – 20:00 SDG 7 ACTION ZONE SIDE EVENTS




Forums)

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INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND DATA


22 JUNE 2021

CO-HOSTED BY:

Finland, Mauritius, Morocco, Russian Federation*

CO-CONVENED BY:


IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CO-LEADS OF THE TECHNICAL WORKIG

GROUP 4:

FAO, UN-Habitat and UNIDO

*Supporting role

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Tuesday 22 June

Theme 4: Innovation, Technology and Data 06:00 – 7:00 SDG 7 ACTION ZONE SIDE EVENTS




Forums)

07:05 – 07:15 DAILY PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Ms. Bahareh Seyedi, Senior Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable

Development Goals, UN DESA


(parallel sessions)

DATA SYSTEMS

FOR SUSTAINABLE

ENERGY

ENERGY INNOVATION

AND TECHNOLOGY (I)

ENERGY INNOVATION

AND TECHNOLOGY (II)

7:15 – 7:21

Opening remarks by the Co-

Chairs:

Mr. Riku Huttunen, Director

General of Energy, Ministry

of Economic Affairs and

Employment Finland (3 min)

7:21 – 8:00

PANEL 1: Digitalization’s

role in leading the

transformation

Moderator:

Mr. Alois Mhlanga, Chief of

Climate Technologies and

Innovation, UNIDO

Panel Discussions: (Davos-

style moderated discussion)

- Mr. Jussi Matilainen,

Manager, R&D, Fingrid - Ms. Reyna Ubeda,

Project Officer, ITU

- Mr. Mark Howells,

Professor, Loughborough

University and Imperial

College, London

- Ms. Melanie A.

Kenderdine, Principal,

Energy Futures Initiative

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:00 – 8:39

7:15 – 8:00

PANEL 1: Innovation and

technology in the food sector

Moderator:

Mr. Zitouni Ould-Dada,

Deputy Director, FAO Welcoming remarks:

Ms. Ute Collier, Head of

Policy, Renewable Energy

Markets, IRENA Panel Discussions: (Davos-


- Mr. Arnold Simwaba,

Director, Ministry of

Energy, Zambia

- Mr. Ravindra Dolare,

President, Ecozen Solutions

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:00 – 8:45


technology in the urban

sectors

Moderator:

Mr. Vincent Kitio, Lead

Urban Energy Solutions, Urban

Basic Services Section, UN-

HABITAT



- Mr. Matthew Jordan-

Tank, Director, Sustainable

Infrastructure Policy &

7:15 – 8:42


technology in the industry

sector

Moderator:

Mr. Tareq Emtairah, Director,

Energy Department, UNIDO

Panel Discussions: (Davos-style

moderated discussion)

- Mr. Oleg Zhdaneev, Deputy

Director General of the

Federal State Budgetary

Institution, Russian Energy

Agency

- Mr. Wei Huang, Director of

Division, Department of

Nuclear Energy, IAEA

- Mr. Juha Erkkilä, Vice

President - Group

Sustainability, Excellence &

Reliability, Outokumpu

- Mr. Dan Dorner, Head of

Secretariat, Clean Energy

Ministerial

- Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, CEO,

Council on Energy,

Environment and Water

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:42 – 8:45

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PANEL 2: Better data for

low carbon energy

Moderator:

Mr. Leonardo Souza, Chief,

Energy Statistics Section, UN

Statistics Division



- Ms. Heidi Krohns-

Välimäki, Research

Manager, Smart Energy

and Built Environment,

VTT Technical Research

Centre of Finland

- Ms. Nithya

Ramanathan, Chief

Executive Officer and Co-

founder, Nexleaf

Analytics

- Mr. Michael Wilkinson,

Chief Product Officer,

Utopus Insights

- Mr. Mikhail Gitarskiy,

Head of the Divison,

Department of

Sustainable Development

of the Fuel and Energy

Complex, Russian Energy

Agency

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:39 – 8:45

Conclusion and way

forward by the Co-Chairs:

Ms. Helena Sarén, Head,

Smart Energy Business,

Finland (3 min)

Project Preparation, EBRD

- Mr. Feng An, Founder and

Executive Director,

Innovation Center for

Energy and Transportation

(iCET)

- Mr. Svante Myrick,

Mayor, City of Ithaca

- Ms. Rohey Malick Lowe,

Mayor, Banjul, Ghana

Q&A Session (5 min)

Conclusion and way forward by

the Co-Chairs:

Mr. Oleg Zhdaneev, Deputy

Director General of the Federal

State Budgetary Institution,

Russian Energy Agency (3 min)

09:00 – 11:00 MINISTERIAL SEGMENT

9:00 – 9:03


ー Mr. San Rahi, Executive Vice President, Growth & Innovation, Sid Lee

9:03 – 9:07

Our Vision, Our Future: Special Remarks from a Youth Advocate

ー Mr. Vijjasena Sugiono, Chair, US National Student Energy Consortium

9:07 – 9:20


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ー H.E. Mr. Mika Lintilä, Minister for Economic Affairs of Finland (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Mohammed Ghazali, Secretary-General of the Department of Energy and

Mines, Morocco (4 min)

ー Dr. P.M.K. Soonarane, Director Technical Services, Ministry of Energy and Public

Utilities, Mauritius (4 min)

9:20 – 9:40

Official Launch of Theme Report on Innovation, Technology and Data by the Co-

lead Organizations of the Technical Working Group 4

Moderator: Mr. San Rahi, Executive Vice President, Growth & Innovation, Sid Lee


ー Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements

Programmed (UN-Habitat)

ー Mr. Li Yong, Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

ー Ms. Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist, of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

(FAO)

9:40 – 10:05


ー Ms. Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy/ Member,

C40 Board (2-3 min)

ー Ms. Arantxa Tapia, Regional Counsellor for Economic Development, Sustainability and

Environment, Basque Country (2-3 min)

ー Dr. Arvind Bodhankar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Ultratech Cement (2-3 min)

ー Mr. RBM Tripathy, President, Operations, JK Cement (2-3 min)

10:05 – 10:57


Remarks by:

ー H.E. Ms. Aminath Shauna, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology,

Maldives (2-3 min)

ー H.E Mr. Raymond Ghajar, Minister, Ministry of Energy and Water, Lebanon (2-3 min)

ー H.E. Dr. Ith Praing, Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Cambodia

(2-3 min)

ー Mr. Salvador Handal, Executive Secretary, National Energy Council, El Salvador (2-3 min)


Moderator: Mr. San Rahi, Executive Vice President, Growth & Innovation, Sid Lee

Panel Discussions:

ー Dr. Angela Wilkinson, Secretary- General and CEO, World Energy Council

ー Mr. Feng An, Founder and Executive Director, Innovation Center for Energy and

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Transportation (iCET)

ー Mr. Robert Stoner, Deputy Director, MIT Energy Initiative/ Director, Tata Center for

Technology and Design

ー Ms. Kayla Choi, Youth Advocate, Student Energy

10:57 – 11:00





(List of side events is made available separately on the website)

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ENERGY TRANSITION


23 JUNE 2021

CO-HOSTED BY:

Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, India, Nigeria, Poland,

Spain, United Kingdom

CO-CONVENED BY:


IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CO-LEADS OF THE TECHNICAL

WORKING GROUP 2:

IRENA, UN ESCAP and UNEP

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Wednesday 23 June

Theme 2: Energy Transition 06:00 – 07:00 SDG 7 ACTION ZONE SIDE EVENTS

SIDE EVENTS: Promoting actions from Member States, youth, business, academia, CSOs,

local governments and other stakeholders

(List of side events is made available separately on the website for the Ministerial

Thematic Forums)


Mr. Martin Niemetz, Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable



(parallel sessions)

SCALING UP

RENEWABLE

ENERGY

TECHNOLOGY

SOLUTIONS AND

INNOVATION ON

RENEWABLE ENERGY

AND ENERGY

EFFICIENCY

PARTNERSHIP AND

COOPERATION FOR THE

ENERGY TRANSITION

7:15 – 7:21

Opening remarks by the

Co-Chairs:

Mr. Indu Shekhar

Chaturvedi, Vice-

Minister of the Ministry of

New and Renewable

Energy, India (3 min)

Dr. Juergen Zattler,

Director General,

International Development

policy, 2030 Agenda,

Federal Ministry for

Economic Cooperation

and Development,

Germany (3 min)

7:21 – 8:00

PANEL 1: Harnessing

renewable energy

potentials worldwide for

socio-economic resilience

and equity

Moderator:

Ms. Elizabeth Press,

Director of Planning and

Programme Support,

IRENA

Panel Discussions:

(Davos-style moderated

discussion)

7:15 – 7:21


Co-Chairs:

Ms. Kate Hughes, Director,

International Climate and

Energy, Department for

Business, Energy and

Industrial Strategy, United

Kingdom (3 min)

Mr. Francisco Javier

Lopez, Undersecretary,

Ministry of Energy, Chile (3

min)

7:21 – 8:02

PANEL 1: Opportunities &

challenges for the

acceleration of energy

efficiency expansion

Moderator:

Ms. Gabriela Prata Dias,

Head, Copenhagen Centre on

Energy Efficiency



- Mr. Gabriel Prudencio,

Head of Sustainable

Energy Division,

Ministry of Energy,

Chile

- Mr. Kofi Agyarko,

7:15 – 7:21


Chairs:

Mr. Asser Berling, Head of

Department, Centre for Global

Climate Action, Ministry for

Climate, Energy and Utilities,

Denmark (3 min)

H.E. Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba,

Minister of State for Power,

Nigeria (3 min)

7:21 – 8:00

PANEL 1: From coal to clean:

Energy transition strategies to

match short term actions with

long-term objectives

Moderator:

Mr. Michael Williamson,

Section Chief, Energy Division,

UN ESCAP



- Ms. Ida Krabek, Head of

Global Sustainability, Ørsted,

Denmark

- Mr. Mele Kyari, Group

Managing Director

of Nigerian National

Petroleum Corporation

- Dr. Bill Hare, CEO, Climate

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- Dr. Sascha

Thielmann, Head of

Sector Program

Energy Cooperation

and Regulatory Policy,

GIZ, Germany

- Mr. Dinesh

Dayanand Jagdale,

Director General,

International

Relations, Ministry of

New and Renewable

Energy, India

- Mr. Daniele Agostini,

Head of Low Carbon

and Energy Policies,

Enel

- Ms. Rana Adib,

Executive Secretary,

REN21

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:00 – 8:39

PANEL 2: Capacity

building to accelerate

renewable energy

deployment in industry

and transport

Moderator:

Ms. Ulrike Lehr, Head of

Policy, Socioeconomics,

IRENA

Panel Discussions:


discussion)

- Mr. Julián Antonio

Rojas, Head of

Regulatory and

Entrepreneurial Affairs

- Ministry of Mines

and Energy, Colombia

- Dr. Plinio Nastari,

Founder, IBIO

Institute and

DATAGRO, Brazil

- Ms. Sheila Watson,

Director of

Environment and

Research, FiA

Foundation

- Ms. Rana Ghoneim,

Director, Renewable

Energy, Energy

Efficiency and Climate

Change, Ghana Energy

Commission

- Mr. Ricardo Ranieri

Bernain, Professor,

Pontificia Universidad

Católica de Chile

- Ms. Jennifer Layke,

Global Director, Energy

Program, World

Resources Institute

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:02 – 8:42

PANEL 2: Emerging

technologies for a

sustainable energy future:

offshore wind and green

hydrogen

Moderator:

Mr. Scott Foster, Director,

Sustainable Energy Division,

UNECE


style moderated discussion) - Ms. Monika

Morawiecka, Chairman

of the Board, PGE

Baltica

- Ms. Ngụy Thị Khanh,

Executive Director,

Green Innovation and

Development Centre,

Vietnam

- Mr. Miguel Ángel

Muñoz Rodriguez,

Head of Climate Policies

and Alliances,

IBERDROLA

Q&A Session (5 min)

Analytics

- Dr. Xunpeng (Roc) SHI,

Principal Research Fellow,

Australia-China Relations

Institute, University of

Technology Sydney/

President, International

Society for Energy Transition

Studies

- Mr. Jie Tang, Practice

Manager, Energy and

Extractives, World Bank

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:00 – 8:39

PANEL 2: International

cooperation and regional

integration to advance the

energy transition

Moderator:

Mr. Mark Radka, Deputy

Director, Economy Division,

UNEP



- Mr. Vladislav Kaim,

Member of the UN Secretary

General’s Youth Advisory

Group on Climate Change

- Mr. Youba Sokona, Vice

Chair, IPCC/The South

Centre

- Mr. Edmond

Alphandéry, Founder and

Chairman of the Euro50

Group, Chairman of the Task

Force on Carbon Pricing in

Europe, Former Finance

Minister of France

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:39 – 8:45

Conclusion and way forward

by the Co-Chairs:

Ms. Laura Martín Murillo,

Director, Just Transition Institute,

Spain (3 min)

Mr. Kabir Yusuf, Technical

Adviser on Energy and Emission,

Ministry of Environment, Nigeria

(3 min)

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Chief, Energy Systems

and Infrastructure

Division, UNIDO

- Mr. Jamshyd Godrej,

MD & Chairman at

Godrej & Boyce, India

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:39 – 8:45

Conclusion and way

forward by the Co-

Chairs:

Ms. Faryde Carlier,

Director of Economic,

Social and Environmental

Affairs - Ministry of

Foreign Affairs, Colombia

(3 min)

Ms. Agnes de Costa,

Senior Officer, Ministry of

Energy, Brazil (3 min)


9:00 – 9:03



(UNDP), UN-Energy Co-Chair and Dialogue Co-Chair

9:03 – 9:07

Our Vision, Our Future: Special Remark from Youth Advocates

ー Mr. John Leo Algo, Deputy Executive Director for Programs and Campaigns, Living

Laudato Si’ Philippines

9:07 – 9:46


ー H.E. Mr. Diego Mesa Puyo, Minister of Mines and Energy of the Republic of

Colombia (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Dan Jorgensen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities of Denmark

(4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Minister of Environment of the

Federal Republic of Nigeria (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Bento Albuquerque, Minister of Mines and Energy of the Federative

Republic of Brazil (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Gerd Müller, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and

Development of the Federal Republic Germany (4 min)

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ー H.E. Mr. Raj Kumar Singh, Minister of State, Power, New & Renewable

Energy of the Republic of India (4 min)

ー H.E. Ms. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Minister of State for Business, Energy and

Clean Growth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (4

min)

ー Mr. Francisco Javier Lopez, Undersecretary, Ministry of Energy, Chile (4 min)

9:46 – 10:06

Official Launch of Theme Report on Energy Transition by the Co-lead Organizations of

the Technical Working Group 2

Moderator: Ms. Elise Labott, Columnist, Foreign Policy


ー Mr. Francesco La Camera, Director-General,International Renewable Energy Agency

(IRENA)

ー Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment

Programmed (UNEP)

ー Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic

and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)

10:06 – 10:16

Fire Side Chat

A conversation with Mr. Francesco Starace, CEO, ENEL,

moderated by Mr. Randall Lane, Chief Content Officer, Forbes Media

10:16 – 10:26


Moderator: Mr. Alexander Trepelkov, Officer-in-Charge, Division for Sustainable

Development, UN DESA

ー Green Hydrogen [Denmark, Germany, IRENA, Race to Zero, WEF]

Mr. Francesco La Camera, Director-General,International Renewable Energy

Agency (IRENA) (2-3 min)

ー Alliance for Rural Electrification

Mr. David Lecoque, CEO, ARE (2-3 min)

ー RELAC [Colombia, Chile, Dominican Republic, IDB]

Ms. Alejandra Bernal, Head of International Affairs of the Ministry of Mines

and Energy, Colombia (2-3 min)

10:26 – 11:00




Remarks by:

ー H.E. Mr. Udaya Gammanipila, Minister of Energy, Sri Lanka (2-3 min)

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ー H.E. Mr. Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndhlovu, Minister of Environment, Tourism and

Hospitality Industry, Zimbabwe (2-3 min)

ー H.E. Mr. LEE, Seong-ho, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (2-3 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Darío Martínez, Secretary of Energy, Argentina (2-3 min)

ー Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General, IAEA (2-3 min)


Panel Discussions:

ー Ms. Tasneem Essop, Executive Director, Climate Action Network

ー Mr. Edwin Huizing, Executive Director, HIVOS

ー Mr. Amit Sinha, Group President, Strategy & Sustainability, Mahindra Group

ー Ms. Helen Watts, Senior Director of Global Partnerships, Student Energy

Closing remarks:

Mr. Alexander Trepelkov, Officer-in-Charge, Division for Sustainable Development, UN

DESA





Thematic Forums)

45



ENABLING SDGs THROUGH

INCLUSIVE, JUST ENERGY

TRANSITIONS


24 JUNE 2021

CO-HOSTED BY:

European Union*, Iceland, Honduras, Nauru, Panama, Portugal, United

Arab Emirates

CO-CONVENED BY:



WORKING GROUP 3:

UN DESA, UN ESCWA and WHO

*Supporting role

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Thursday 24 June

Theme 3: Enabling SDGs through Inclusive, just Energy Transitions 06:00 – 07:00 SDG 7 ACTION ZONE SIDE EVENTS




Thematic Forums)


Ms. Bahareh Seyedi, Senior Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable



(parallel sessions)

EMPOWERING

PEOPLE:

ACCELERATING SDG7

ACHIEVEMENT IN

SUPPORT OF HUMAN

HEALTH, GENDER

EQUALITY, AND

EDUCATION

ENHANCING

PROSPERITY:

ACCELERATING SDG7

ACHIEVEMENT IN

SUPPORT OF JUST,

INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES

PROTECTING THE

PLANET:

INTEGRATED PLANNING

AND CROSS-SECTORAL

COORDINATION FOR

SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

7:15 – 7:18


Co-Chairs:

Mr. Reagan Moses,

Secretary for Climate

Change & National

Resilience, Ministry of

Environment, Nauru (3

min)

7:18 – 7:46

PANEL 1: Energy and

health

Moderator:

Dr. Maria Neira, Director,

WHO

Panel Discussions:


discussion)

- Mr. Solomon

Nzioka, National

Professional

Officer, WHO Kenya

Country Office

- Dr. Ligia Castro de

Doens, Former

Minister of

7:15 – 7:21


Co-Chairs:

H.E. Mr. Jorge Rivera

Staff, National Secretary of

Energy of the Republic of

Panama (3 min)

Ms. Anna Hjartardóttir,

Deputy Director General,

International Affairs and

Development Cooperation,

Ministry for Foreign Affairs,

Iceland (3 min)

7:21 – 7:48

PANEL 1: Energy and jobs

Moderator:

Mr. Moustapha Kamal

Gueye, Coordinator at ILO



- Dr. Eloy Fisher Hogan,

General Secretary of the

Ministry of Economy

and Finance of Panama

- Mr. Ricardo Espino,

President of the Panama

7:15 – 7:18


Chairs:

Dr. Miguel Figueroa, General

Director of Electricity and

Markets, Ministry of Energy,

Honduras (3 min)

7:18 – 7:46

PANEL 1: Pathways towards

net zero emissions

Moderator:

Ms. Roula Majdalani, Lead

Climate Change and Natural

Resource Sustainability Cluster,

UNESCWA



- HRH. Princess. Noura Al-

Saud, Partner and co-

founder AEON Strategy,

Saudi Arabia

- Mr. Massamba Thioye,

Manager, Mitigation

Division, UNFCCC

- Ms. Roberta Boscolo,

Lead of Climate & Energy,

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Environment and

current Advisor of

Ministry of

Envrionment of

Panama

- Ms. Habiba Ali,

Managing Director and

CEO, Sosai Renewable

Energies Company

- Mr. Kweku

Koranteng,

Professional Officer,

ICLEI Africa

Secretariate

Q&A Session (5 min)

7:46 – 8:15

PANEL 2: Energy and

gender

Moderator:

Ms. Seemin Qayum, Chief

a.i, Economic

Empowerment, UN

WOMEN

Panel Discussions:


discussion)

- Ms. Harpa Þórunn

Pétursdóttir, Chair of

Women in Energy,

Iceland

- Ms. Soma Dutta,

Senior Technical

Advisor, ENERGIA

- Ms. Irene Giner-

Reichl, Chairperson,

Global Women’s

Network for the

Energy Transition

- Ms. Reema Nanavaty,

Director, Self-

Employed Women’s

Organization

- Ms. Sawsan Wa’el

Gharaibeh,

Chairperson Rasheed

for Integrity and

Transparency, Jordan

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:13 – 8:42

Future Energy Leaders

- Mr. Roberto Suarez

Santos, Secretary

General, International

Organization of

Employers

- Mr. Chuck Hookham,

Executive Director, CMS

Energy, United States

- Mr. Michael Renner,

Programme Officer,

IRENA

Q&A Session (5 min)

7:48 – 8:15

PANEL 2: Promoting the

diversification and

framework of a circular

economy

Moderator:

Ms. Merlyn Van Voore,

Head of Secretariat,

International Resource

Panel, Economy Division,

UNEP Panel Discussions: (Davos-


- Mr. João Oliveira

Miguel, Administrator,

Águas de Portugal - Mr. Mohammed

Alsayed, Manager

Economic Infrastructure

Division Economic and

Social Infrastructure

Department Islamic

Development Bank

Group

- Dr. Bassam Fattouh,

Director Studies, Oxford

Energy Studies Institute

- Mr. Isaac Berzin, CTO,

VAXA

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:15 – 8:42

PANEL 3: Private Sector

and entrepreneurship

Moderator:

WMO

- Ms. Hajar Khamlichi,

President, The

Mediterranean Youth

Climate Network, Morocco

- Mr. Grammenos

Mastrojeni, Senior Deputy

Secretary General of the

Union for the

Mediterranean, Energy and

Climate Action Division

Q&A Session (5 min)

7:46 – 8:15

PANEL 2: Water, food,

ecological systems and

biodiversity: Role of

renewable energies

Moderator:

Ms. Radia Sedaoui, Chief

Energy Section at Climate

Change and Natural Resource

Sustainability Cluster,

UNESCWA



- Dr. Jorge Carcamo,

Energy Specialist, Ministry

of Energy, Honduras

- Ms. Leena Srivastava,

Deputy Director General,

IIASA

- Ms. Debora Ley,

Economic Affairs Officer,

Energy and Natural

Resources at ECLAC

- Mr. Tomas Gomez,

Director of the University

Institute for Research in

Energy Engineering,

Technnical University of

Valencia

- Mr. Ariel Scheffer da

Silva, Head of

Environmental

Management, Itaipu

Binacional, Brasil

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:15 – 8:42

PANEL 3: Sustainable cities

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PANEL 3: Energy and

education

Moderator:

Dr. Jon-Hans Coetzer,

Team Leader, Online

Learning and Education,

UNITAR

Panel Discussions:


discussion)

- Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf,

Executive Vice

President for Outreach

and Engagement,

Mohamed bin Zayed

University of Artificial

Intelligence, UAE

- Ms. Rakshya Thapa,

Climate and Energy

Specialist, UNICEF

- Ms. Asma Rouabhia,

Sustainability Young

Arab Leader for

UNESCO

- Dr. Hazir Farouk

Abdelraheem El Haj,

Associate Professor in

Mechanical

Engineering Sudan

University of Science

& Technology

Khartoum, Sudan

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:42 – 8:45

Conclusion and way

forward by the Co-

Chairs:

H.E. Dr. Nawal Al-

Hosany, Permanent

Representative of the UAE

to IRENA (3 min)

Ms. Anna Kruip, Manager,

Environment and Climate,

UN Global Compact



- Mr. Nazmul Haque,

Director, Investment/

Head of Advisory,

IDCOL

- Ms. Shefali Kothari,

Strategist and Investor

Relations, Village Data

Analytics

- Mr. Adam Kendall,

Partner, McKinsey

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:42 – 8:45

Conclusion and way

forward by the Co-Chairs:

Ms. Paula Cristina Gomes,

Directorate of Energy

Sustainability, Ministry of

Environment and Climate

Action, Portugal (3 min)

and communities

Moderator:

Mr. David Koranyi, Senior

Energy Expert, UN DESA



- Mr. Eero Ailio, Advising

Senior Management on

Clean Energy Transition

and Related Topics,

Directorate-General for

Energy, European

Commission - Mr. Kazuhiko Takeuchi,

President, IGES

- Ms. Cherop Soy, Thematic

Focal Point, UNMGCY

SDG7 Youth Constituency

- Mr. Rohit Sen, Head of

Climate & Energy Action

Team, ICLEI World

Secretariat, Germany

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:42 – 8:45

Conclusion and way forward

by the Co-Chairs:

Mr. Pedro Ballesteros, Senior

Administrator, Directorate-

General for Energy, European

Commission (3 min)


9:00 – 9:03


ー Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, CEO, TENN

9:03 – 9:07

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ー Ms. Kervelle Baird, SDG 7 Youth Constituency

9:07 – 09:35


ー H.E. Mr. Roberto A. Ordoñez Wolfovich, Minister of Energy of Honduras (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International

Development Cooperation of Iceland (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Rennier Gadabu, Minister for Climate Change of the Republic of Nauru (4

min)

ー H.E. Mr. Abdullah Bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Climate Change

and Environment of the United Arab Emirates (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. João Galamba, Deputy Minister and Secretary of State for Energy, Portugal

(4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Jorge Rivera Staff, National Secretary of Energy of the Republic of Panama

(4 min)

ー H.E. Ms. Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy (4 min)

9:35 – 9:55

Official Launch of Theme Report on Enabling SDGs through Inclusive, just

Energy Transitions by the Co-lead Organizations of the Technical Working

Group 3

Moderator: Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, CEO, TENN


ー Mr. LIU Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (UN

DESA)

ー Ms. Rola Dashti, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for

Western Asia (UN ESCWA)

ー Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization

(WHO)

9:55 – 10:10

Fire Side Chat

A conversation with Mr. Omran Hamad Al-Kuwari, CEO, Qatar Foundation

International,

moderated by Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, CEO, TENN

10:10 – 10:25


ー Mr. Svante Myrick, Mayor, City of Ithaca (2-3 min)

ー Mr. Patrick Tonui, Head of Policy, GOGLA (2-3 min)

ー Mr. Ivan Vera, Senior Energy Advisor, on behalf of the Global Sustainable Water and

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Energy Solutions Network (facilitated by UN DESA) (2-3 min)

10:25 – 10:57


Moderator: Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, CEO, TENN

Remarks by:

ー H.E. Dr. Eng Seleshi Bekele, Minister for Water, Irrigation and Energy, Ethiopia (2-3

min)

ー H.E. Mr. Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for of the Environment, Climate and

Communications, Ireland (2-3 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Salah, Minister, Ministry of Petroleum, Energy

and Mining, Mauritania (2-3 min)

ー Dr. Javier Papa, Undersecretary of Energy Planning, Energy Secretariat of the

Argentine Republic (2-3 min)

ー Prof. Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, WMO (2-3 min)


Panel Discussions:

ー Mr. Hans Olav Ibrekk, Special Envoy for Climate and Security, Norway

ー Mr. Miguel Stilwell de Andrade, CEO, Energias de Portugal

ー Ms. Sheila Oparaocha, Coordinator, ENERGIA

ー Ms. Kristina Skierka, CEO, Power for All

ー Mr. Shakti Ramkumar, Youth Advocate, Student Energy

10:57 – 11:00






Thematic Forums)

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FINANCE AND INVESTMENT


25 JUNE 2021

CO-HOSTED BY:

Dominican Republic, Italy, Netherlands*, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia*

CO-CONVENED BY:



WORKING GROUP 5:

EIB, IEA, IFC and UN ECA

*Supporting role


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Friday 25 June

Theme 5: Finance and Investment 06:00 – 07:00 SDG 7 ACTION ZONE SIDE EVENTS




Forums)


Mr. David Koranyi, Senior Energy Expert, UN DESA


(parallel sessions)

LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND:

INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE

RECOVERY

FINANCING THE GLOBAL CLIMATE AND

ENERGY GOALS

7:15 – 7:21

Opening remarks by the Co-Chairs:

Ms. Sarah Ashour, First Secretary, Head

of the Economic and Financial (Second)

Committee, Permanent Mission of Saudi

Arabia to the United Nations (3 min)

Mr. Nicola Bazzani, Deputy Head of the

Office for Energy, Environment and

Sustainability, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

and International Cooperation, Italy (3 min)

7:21 – 8:01

PANEL 1: Advancing SDG7 through

sustainable COVID-19 recoveries

Moderator:

Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, Director,

Technology, Climate Change and Natural

Resources Management, ECA


discussion)

- Ms. Teddy Mpinganzima Mugabo,

CEO, FONERWA

- Ms. Ishita Yadav, Climate Action

Buddies, India

- Ms. Leslie Labruto, Head of Global

Energy, Acumen

- Mr. Abyd Karmali, Managing

Director for Climate Finance, Bank of

America

- Mr. Tim Scott, Senior Policy Advisor,

UNDP

7:15 – 7:18

Opening remarks by the Co-Chairs:

Dr. Sardar Mohazzam, Managing Director,

National Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Authority, Pakistan (3 min)

7:18 – 7:46

PANEL 1: Financing for adaptation

Moderator:

Mr. Alan Miller, Expert on Private Sector

Engagement and Climate Adaptation, UNDP


discussion)

- H.E. Mr. Alfonso Rodríguez, Deputy

Minister, Energy Saving and Efficiency,

Ministry of Energy and Mines, Dominican

Republic

- Mr. Filippo Berardi, Coordinator – Climate

Change Focal Area, Global Environment

Facility

- Mr. Irfan Tariq, Director General,

Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of

Climate Change, Pakistan

- Mr. Espen Mehlum, Head of Knowledge

Management and Integration Energy, Materials

and Infrastructure Platform

- Ms. Hong Paterson, CFO and Director,

Support Services, Green Climate Fund

- Mr. David Arinze, Program Officer, Off-Grid

Energy Program, Diamond Development

Initiatives, Nigeria


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- Mr. Rigoberto Ariel Yepez-Garcia,

Energy Division Chief, IADB

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:01 – 8:42

PANEL 2: Investment in clean energy

technologies

Moderator:

Mr. Tim Gould, Head, Division for Energy

Supply Outlooks and Investment, IEA


discussion)

- Dr. Abdullah Alsubaie, Advisor on

Clean Energy Technology, Ministry of

Energy, KSA, Saudi Arabia

- Ms. Marina Pannekeet, Manager

Energy, Southern and East Africa,

FMO, the Netherlands

- Mr. Luca D’Agnese, Chief Energy and

Digital Officer, Cassa Depositi e

Prestiti, Italy

- Mr. Shah Jahan Mirza, Managing

Director, Private Power and

Infrastructure Board Pakistan

- Mr. Sumant Sinha, Chairman and

CEO, Renew Power of India

- Ms. Cecilia Tam, Head, OECD Clean

Energy Finance and Investment

Mobilisation Programme

- Ms. Surabhi Visser, Head of

Investments, SunFunder

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:42 – 8:45

Conclusion and way forward by the Co-

Chairs:

Ms. Laurien Berkvens, Senior Policy

Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the

Netherlands (3 min)

- Ms. Tara L. Guelig, Director of Sustainability

and Impact, Lightsmith Group

Q&A Session (5 min)

7:46 – 8:14

PANEL 2: Accelerating sustainable finance

through international cooperation and capacity

building Moderator:

Mr. Manuel Baritaud, Senior Economist, EIB


discussion)

- Mr. Andrew Shaw, Head of Capacity

Building, Dutch Development Bank, the

Netherlands - Ms. Valeria Termini, Professor of Political

Economics, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre

- Ms. Hela Cheikhrouhou, Chair and Executive

Officer, Nithio

- Ms. Stephanie Akinyelure, Engagement

Manager, Group Sustainable Finance, HSBC

Group Management Services Limited

- Ms. Shorouq Abdul Ghani, Director of

Planning and Institutional Development,

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,

Jordan

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:14 – 8:42

PANEL 3: Setting a global carbon price

Moderator:

Mr. Marcel Alers, Head of Energy, UNDP


discussion)

- Mr. Irfan Tariq, Director General,

Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of

Climate Change, Pakistan

- Mr. Ruben Contreras, Economic Affairs

Officer, ECLAC

- Dr. Bright Okogu, Chief of Staff, Office of

Director General, World Trade Organization

Q&A Session (5 min)

8:42 – 8:45

Conclusion and way forward by the Co-Chairs:

H.E. Mr. Alfonso Rodríguez, Deputy Minister,


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Energy Saving and Efficiency, Ministry of Energy

and Mines, Dominican Republic (3 min)


9:00 – 9:03


Mr. Hubert Danso, Chairman, Africa Investor (Ai), African Green Infrastructure Investment

Bank Advisory Board (AfGIIB)

9:03 – 9:07


ー Ms. Cathy Yitong Li, Foundraising Officer, COY16

9:07 – 09:27


ー H.E. Mr. Antonio Almonte, Minister of Energy and Mines of the Dominican

Republic (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Roberto Cingolani, Minister of Ecological Transition of Italy (4 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Hammad Azhar, Federal Minister, Ministry of Energy of Pakistan (4

min)

ー H.E. Ms. Yoka Brandt, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United

Nations (4 min)

ー Mr. Khalid M. Abuleif, Senior Sustainability Advisor to HRH the Minister, The Chief

Negotiator for the Climate Agreements, Ministry of Energy, Saudi Arabia (4 min)

09:27 – 09:47

Official Launch of Theme Report on Finance and Investment by the Co-lead

Organizations of the Technical Working Group 5

Moderator: Mr. Hubert Danso, Chairman, Africa Investor (Ai), African Green Infrastructure

Investment Bank Advisory Board (AfGIIB)


ー Mr. Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)

ー Ms. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

(UN ECA)

ー Ms. Stephanie von Friedeburg, Senior Vice President, Operations, IFC

ー Ms. Mary Warlick, Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)

9:47 – 9:57

Fire Side Chat

A conversation with Mr. James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and Group Chief

Executive Officer, Equity Group Holdings Plc.,


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moderated by Mr. Hubert Danso, Chairman, Africa Investor (Ai), African Green Infrastructure

Investment Bank Advisory Board (AfGIIB)

10:00 – 10:15


ー Mr. Matthew Jordan-Tank, Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Policy & Project

Preparation, EBRD (2-3 min)

ー Student Energy:

o Ms. Meredith Adler, Executive Director

o Mr. Kabir Nadkarni, Climate Finance Advisor

ー Mr. Mark Carrato, Coordinator, Power Africa

ー Mr. Gurdeep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, NTPC Limited

10:15 – 10:57


Moderator: Mr. Hubert Danso, CEO, Africa Investor

Remarks by:

ー H.E. Ms. Teresa Ribera, Vice-President and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the

Demographic Challenge, Spain (2-3 min)

ー HE. Mr. Gesler E. Murray, Minister, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Republic of Liberia

(2-3 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Charles I. Obichang, Minister, Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Industries,

Palau (2-3 min)

ー H.E. Mr. Nidal Karmousha, Deputy Minister of Electricity, Syria (2-3 min)

ー Mr. Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director, Green Climate Fund (2-3 min)


Panel Discussions:

ー Ms. Hela Cheikhrouhou, Chair and Executive Officer, Nithio

ー Dr. Wiebe Boer, CEO of All On, Shell

ー Ms. Cristina Duarte, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa

ー Ms. Oluwadabira Abiola-Awe, Youth Advocate, Student Energy

10:57 – 11:00


GRAND CLOSING


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11:15 – 12:00



Closing remarks by the High-Level Dialogue on Energy Leadership


(UNDP), UN-Energy Co-Chair and Dialogue Co-Chair


Energy for All, UN-Energy Co-Chair, Dialogue Co-Chair and Dialogue High-Level

Champion

ー Mr. LIU Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and

Secretary-General of the High-level Dialogue

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